CHAPTER 9

Selecting Your Inner Circle

Diving Deeper into the WHO

We can see that all the desirable experiences that we cherish or aspire to attain are dependent upon cooperation and interaction with other sentient beings.

—Dalai Lama

In Chapter 3, “The WHO,” we discussed the necessity of selecting the right people to associate with, people who support your lifestyle and ambitions and can help pull you forward. By now, hopefully you are beyond the planning stage, which means selecting or hiring an inner circle who will help you grow and operate the different functions of your business. WHO you choose to go into business with, take council from, and hire can make or break you. And side hustlers often make some common mistakes in this area that ...

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